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Initiatives to Improve Quality of Education in the Kurdistan Region—Iraq : Administration, School Monitoring, Private School Policies, and Teacher Training (2016)

Vernez, Georges [VerfasserIn] ; Culbertson, Shelly [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833094452 , 9780833088680

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Organization & management of education ; Educational strategies & policy ; Teacher training ; Middle Eastern history

Abstract: RAND supported the Kurdistan Regional Government in its aims to restructure its Ministry of Education, develop a plan for a school quality assurance system, review effectiveness of monitoring and support of private schools, and assess the quality of in-service teacher training. RAND researchers conducted interviews, reviewed literature, examined case studies in other countries, provided analysis, and developed implementation guidelines

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Making an Impact in the Kurdistan Region—Iraq : Summary of Four Studies to Assess the Present and Future Labor Market, Improve Technical Vocational Education and Training, Reform the Health Sector, and Build Data Collection Capacity (2015)

Anthony, C. Ross [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; Culbertson, Shelly [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833089304 , 9780833088123

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Keywords: Labour economics ; Management & management techniques ; Personnel & human resources management ; Middle Eastern history ; Medicolegal issues

Abstract: This executive summary describes key results from four studies carried out by the RAND Corporation in Phase II of its work for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). RAND’s work aims to help the KRG expand access to high-quality technical and vocational education and training; improve access to, the quality of, and financing for health care; improve the private sector labor market; and prepare and conduct the Kurdistan Region Labor Force Survey

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Improving the Mongolian Labor Market and Enhancing Opportunities for Youth (2015)

Shatz, Howard J. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; Perez-Arce, Francisco [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833093516 , 9780833090577

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Labour economics ; Personnel & human resources management ; Asian history ; Employment & labour law ; Social research & statistics

Abstract: This report provides a special focus on the challenges youth face in employment and education in Mongolia, using a new survey developed by the Institute for Labour Studies and RAND. Understanding the constraints to youth job-market success is critical to Mongolia’s economic future. The analysis showed relatively high rates of youth not in school or work, and challenges to job-market preparation, but also improvement in job-market outcomes

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Education of Syrian Refugee Children : Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan (2015)

Culbertson, Shelly [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn]

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ISBN: 9780833092465 , 9780833092397

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Education ; Middle Eastern history ; Migration, immigration & emigration

Abstract: With four million Syrian refugees as of September 2015, there is urgent need to develop both short-term and long-term approaches to providing education for the children of this population. This report reviews Syrian refugee education for children in the three neighboring countries with the largest population of refugees—Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan—and analyzes four areas: access, management, society, and quality

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Strategies for Private-Sector Development and Civil-Service Reform in the Kurdistan Region—Iraq (2014)

Hansen, Michael L. [VerfasserIn] ; Shatz, Howard J. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833086334 , 9780833085917

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Labour economics ; Middle Eastern history ; Employment & labour law

Abstract: This monograph provides strategies to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector and to increase private-sector employment in the Kurdistan Region—Iraq. The research is based on a variety of methods, including analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers

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Improving Technical Vocational Education and Training in the Kurdistan Region—Iraq (2014)

Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; Culbertson, Shelly [VerfasserIn] ; Stasz, Cathleen [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833086754 , 9780833080714

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Keywords: Personnel & human resources management ; Higher & further education, tertiary education ; Educational strategies & policy ; Middle Eastern history

Abstract: The Kurdistan Region—Iraq (KRI) is enjoying rapid economic growth, creating many new jobs that require a solid education and technical skills. The Kurdistan Regional Government has expanded opportunities for post-secondary technical and university education, secondary-level vocational education has lagged. Even though the region is establishing new vocational education centers, more work is needed to address current shortcomings and future needs

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An Assessment of the Present and Future Labor Market in the Kurdistan Region—Iraq : Implications for Policies to Increase Private-Sector Employment (2014)

Shatz, Howard J. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; Luoto, Jill E. [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833089939 , 9780833084095

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Advice on careers & achieving success ; Labour economics ; Management & management techniques ; Middle Eastern history ; Development studies

Abstract: The study addresses the question of how the Kurdistan Regional Government can improve the private-sector labor market in the Kurdistan Region–Iraq. Doing so will involve creating mechanisms by which job-seekers can develop the right skills and find employers who will hire them, employers can find the employees they need, and the government can create an enabling environment in which the best matches between job-seekers and employers can be made

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Readiness Reporting for an Adaptive Army (2013)

Pernin, Christopher G. [VerfasserIn] ; Butler, Dwayne M. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833083753 , 9780833080325

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Defence strategy, planning & research ; Military engineering

Abstract: This study examines the readiness reporting system in light of changes experienced by Army units in the past decade, a period in which the Army learned to adapt to emerging requirements by adding new capabilities quickly and flexibly. The current readiness reporting system captures only a portion of those changes in capabilities and has some important limitations. The study recommends ways to improve the reporting system for an adaptive Army

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Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2 : The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide (2010)

McCombs, Jennifer Sloan [VerfasserIn] ; Orr, Nate [VerfasserIn] ; Bodilly, Susan J. [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833051028 , 9780833050496

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Education ; Educational strategies & policy ; Inclusive education / mainstreaming

Abstract: The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems. The second in this three-volume series describes how Wallace Foundation grantees and three other cities used management information systems to collect and use data on out-of-school-time programs, including enrollment, attendance, and student outcomes

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Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1 : Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs (2010)

Bodilly, Susan J. [VerfasserIn] ; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan [VerfasserIn] ; Orr, Nate [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833050540 , 9780833050489

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Education ; Educational strategies & policy ; Inclusive education / mainstreaming

Abstract: The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems. The first in this three-volume series describes the cities' early work under the grant and analyzes the conditions and activities that contributed to their progress in building a coordinated system of services to meet the initiative's goals

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Developing a School Finance System for K–12 Reform in Qatar (2009)

Guarino, Cassandra M. [VerfasserIn] ; Galama, Titus [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833048257 , 9780833046550

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Educational strategies & policy ; Age groups: children

Abstract: Reform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RAND to evaluate their education finance system and offer suggestions for improvements. The authors analyze the system's evolution and resource allocation patterns between 2004 and 2006 and develop analytic tools for performing the evaluation, including a framework that allows assessment of the system in light of six main objectives

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Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century : Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary (2008)

Gonzalez, Gabriella C. [VerfasserIn] ; Karoly, Lynn A. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833048226 , 9780833045683

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Educational strategies & policy ; Comparative politics ; International relations

Abstract: Summarizes the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region--Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates--to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy. Together, these countries highlight the variety of challenges faced by countries in the region and responses to those challenges

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Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century : Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (2008)

Gonzalez, Gabriella C. [VerfasserIn] ; Karoly, Lynn A. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833046420 , 9780833045164

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Pages: 1 Online-Ressource

Keywords: Educational strategies & policy ; Comparative politics ; International relations

Abstract: Describes the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region--Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates--to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy. Together, these countries highlight the variety of challenges faced by countries in the region and responses to those challenges

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Post-Secondary Education in Qatar : Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy (2007)

Stasz, Cathleen [VerfasserIn] ; Eide, Eric R. [VerfasserIn] ; Martorell, Paco [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833045874 , 9780833041739

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Keywords: Working patterns & practices ; Educational strategies & policy

Abstract: The government of Qatar has made significant investments in post-secondary education to ensure that Qataris are able to contribute to the country's social and economic goals. The authors describe RAND's analysis of occupational demand and related post-secondary educational opportunities, and offer recommendations for improving the country's current provision of post-secondary education

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Focus on the Wonder Years : Challenges Facing the American Middle School (2004)

Juvonen, Jaana [VerfasserIn] ; Le, Vi-Nhuan [VerfasserIn] ; Kaganoff, Tessa [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833036155 , 9780833033901

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Keywords: Educational strategies & policy ; Age groups: children

Abstract: Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home

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Cuba After Castro : Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments (2004)

Gonzalez, Edward [VerfasserIn] ; McCarthy, Kevin F. [VerfasserIn] ; Constant, Louay [VerfasserIn] ; [et al.]

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ISBN: 9780833036179 , 9780833035356

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Keywords: International relations ; Warfare & defence ; Military engineering

Abstract: When the end of the Castro era arrives, the successor government and the Cuban people will need to answer certain questions: How is Castro's more than four-decade rule likely to affect a post-Castro Cuba? What will be the political, social, and economic challenges Cuba will confront? What are the impediments to Cuba's economic development and democratic transition? The authors examine Castro's political legacies, Cuba's generational and racial divisions, its demographic predicament, the legacy of a centralized economy, and the need for industrial restructuring

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